An Auction of Souls

By Amber Chen

A start to a new duology from Of Jade and Dragons author Amber Chen, perfect for fans of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom and A Forgery of Fate

Meng Lingxi and her grandmother run a legendary auction house, Meng Wu--the House of Dreams. But when a mysterious traveler arrives bearing a fragment of a soul, all that Lingxi knows changes in an instant. Her grandmother mysteriously vanishes, and restless spirits descend upon Meng Wu.

Then two unlikely allies--Yan Jun and Yan Shan, guardians of hell itself--come to Lingxi's aid, revealing a shocking secret about the only home she's ever known: Meng Wu sits upon the gateway to hell, and her grandmother serves the god of the underworld himself.

Soon, Lingxi joins her two companions on a perilous journey to find her grandmother and unravel the mystery behind the dangerous fragment of soul. Along the way, the trio must outsmart humans, gods, and demons alike who try to stand in their way--before hell is let loose on earth.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GHWZGTD6
• ISBN13: 9798217039647
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher